The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
The Court.


convened on Monday, Judge B. c. Pres:
ley presiding, Solicitor Duncan ant
StenoSrapier Law also present.
The Judge delivered brief charge tc
the Grand Jury, in woich he instructed
them as to the law for them in relation
to the bills given them bv the solicitor
and spoke OF their duty in reference tC
reporting any violation of the law in re.
lation 10 the sale OF Liquor contrary to
law. He told them if any such violation
of the law came under their notice, il
WIS their duty 10 have the law enforced
in such cases. The following bills were
handed to the grand Jury:
State vs.. JEFF Williams-murder.
State VS.. John Miller-grand larceny.
State vs.. Reuben Boozer-larccny.
State VS.. Levi BrowE-larceny.
State vs.. Isaac Jones-larceny.
State vs.. Thomas kinard-malicious
treSpaSS.
State vs.. Thomas Fair-murder.
State VS.. Thomas McCrackin selling
cotton under lien.
State vs.. George John>tone-murler.
True bills were returned in all the
cases above named, except in the case
State VS.. Levi Brown. The trial OF the
following cases were concluded when
we went to press last night:
The first case cll!ed was that of the
State VS.. jeff WilliamS-murder. Will
liams was represented by w. II. Hunt, ir.
It will be remembered that Williams
and one Heldon Nelson had some words
about Williams wife, and out of this
grew the shooting and the death OF Mel
son. The jury found Williams guilty OF
manslaughter, and recommended him to
the extreme mercy OF the court.
The next case was that OF the State vs..
John Miller-grand larceny. Repre-
sented by George B, Cromer and II. II.
Blease, jr. This defendant was charged
with stealing sl5l from another negro.
The jury thought the defendant guilty
and SO found him.
Reuben Boczer pleaded guilty of lar
ceny,
The Stlte vs.. Isaac Jones was next
taken up, and the jury failing to agree,
mol. pros. was then entered and the de-
fendant discharged. He was charged
with stealing pot worth three dollars
and fifty cents, and has been in jail three
months. A very good work for the first
day OF court.
The first case tried on Tuesday morn
ing was the State VS.. Thomas D. Kinard,
indicted for malicious mischief. The
Jury found verdict Of not guilty. This
case is one branch OF the "corner In
wheat" case from Jolly Street. In the
case OF State VS.. Thomas McCrackin,
selling cotton under lien, a nol pros. was
entered.
\ mol. pros. was also entered in the
State vs.. Abe gillian:
The State vs.. George Johnstone was
called and continued by the Judge.
(For particulars sec elsewhere.)
The case of the State vs.. Martha
Longshore, Daniel Adams and Lewis
Hendricks, arson, was then taken up.
In this case there was mistrial at the
last term Of the conrt. sLongshore and
Adams, mother and son, are white.
Hendricks is negro. They are charged
with the burning of the gin house of
Madison Pitts.
The grand jury returned verdict Of
not guilty. The defense was reprcscn-
ted by w. H. Hunt, Jr.
In the State VS.. Tom Fair, murder,
he pleaded guilty of manslaughter.
The presentment of the grand jury
was then read and the jurors were dis
missed.
The judge will impose the sentences
this morning, and the Court Of Sessions
will be adjourned.
The Common Pleas will then be
opened and such business as can be
transacted without a jury will be done.
The Judge will leave on Saturday for
Laurens, where he will open court on
Monday.